Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

Practice Plus Group; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker at HMP Lancaster Farms. This role involves delivering tailored care to psychosocial patients, managing relationships while conducting group sessions, and preparing patients for reintegration. The ideal candidate has experience in substance misuse within secure environments and offers a compassionate, flexible approach. You will work part-time, with 18.75 hours per week, earning between £29,264 to £33,510 annually.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

Career development opportunities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Experience ideally in a prison/secure environment.
• Experience in the substance misuse multi-disciplinary framework.
• Ability to manage a caseload of varying needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding care to psychosocial patients.
• Manage a caseload including substance misuse and mental health.
• Deliver group sessions on overdose awareness and harm reduction.
• Provide information on substance misuse and safe practices.

Skills

Experience within Substance Misuse

Excellent communication skills

Non-judgemental approach

Compassionate

Flexible approach

Job description

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker to join the team at HMP Lancaster Farms, a Category C male prison located on the outskirts of Lancaster, with capacity of around 550.

Join the Recovery Team and empower those who wish to make changes in their behaviour to promote health and well-being through recovery from drugs and alcohol. This is a crucial role within the healthcare team, making a real difference to patients, and delivering outstanding care.

Main duties of the job

As our new Substance Misuse Recovery Worker, with a primary focus on group work facilitation, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

• Delivering outstanding care to psychosocial patients, seeking out, listening to, and acting on their feedback – ensuring that their care is personalised and tailored to the individual
• Manage a caseload of patients with varying needs, including substance misuse, mental health, trauma etc
• Deliver group sessions on overdose awareness, harm reduction etc
• Providing a programme of psychosocial interventions
• Developing psychosocial interventions
• Provide information and advice on substance misuse, alcohol, smoking cessation, blood borne viruses and safe sex practices
• Prepare patients for release and transfer
• Deliver care on a 1-1 basis as well as group sessions

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

Benefits

• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• Excellent long-term career prospects
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We're the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group's purpose is to unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• We act with integrity
• We embrace diversity
• We strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Our new Substance Misuse Recovery Worker will:

• Have experience within Substance misuse, ideally a prison / secure environment, and ideally within a Recovery Worker / Practitioner role
• Have experience of working within the substance misuse multi-disciplinary framework, which includes housing, social care, health care and mental health pathways
• Have a flexible approach, and excellent communication skills
• Have a non-judgemental and compassionate approach

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you're looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We have an exciting opportunity for a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker to join the team at HMP Lancaster Farms, a Category C male prison located on the outskirts of Lancaster, with capacity of around 550.

Hours: This is a part time role, working 18.75 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Shifts are between 8am - 5pm. Salary: This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary of £29,264 - £33,510 FTE dependent on experience. How will we support you? Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Practice Plus Group

Address

HMP Lancaster Farms

Stone Row Head

Lancaster

Lancashire

LA1 3QZ

Employer's website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/

£29,264 to £33,510 a year